Rob Kingsbury looks at the platform market and how the RDR is affecting Financial Planners' selection criteria for the right platform for their business.

Fraser Donaldson of Defaqto investigates the technology behind the platforms and how planners can use them best.

Sally Hamilton says high earners can maximise the power of Sipps but there are risks and pitfalls to avoid.

Strong headwinds are making life difficult for the UK economy but what lies ahead? Richard Batty of Standard Life Investments looks at the critical questions for domestic investors, who continue to favour investing in the UK.

One of the ways in which the Government is taking action to deal with the fiscal deficit is to pile pressure on higher rate tax payers to pay a greater share of income tax. Not only that, says tax expert John Woolley, but in the tax year 2011/12 it is estimated that because of the fiscal effects of an increase in the personal allowance and a disproportionate reduction in the basic rate tax band (which was designed to stop higher rate taxpayers benefitting) there will be about 750,000 more higher rate taxpayers.